Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 268 | 239 | 267 | 570 | 716 | 826 | 1005 | 799 | 655 | 647 | 776 | 744 | 2054 | 3098 | 3665 | 5019 | 7056 | 11974 | 5543 | 4132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.04m | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:48PM2.02m | 4:10AM1.95m | 4:36PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.03m | 9:14PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.03m | 10:03PM0.08m | 10:25AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 82 | 61 | 160 | 172 | 123 | 84 | 826 | 1005 | 799 | 655 | 647 | 5 | 744 | 2054 | 3098 | 3665 | 46 | 46 | 6742 | 5543 | 4132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 14 | NE 6 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 201 | 44 | 267 | 570 | 716 | 62 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 11 | 63 | 29 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 13 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 72 | 196 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 193 | 268 | 239 | 175 | 195 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | — | 776 | 34 | — | — | — | 5019 | 7056 | 11974 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 193 | 256 | 276 | 30 |
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